Húsnorsk: Difference between revisions
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Phonological history=== | |||
Húsnorsk's phonological history is, for the most part, deeply understood. The development of certain consonants and vowels isn't fully understood, such as the mechanism behind Old Norse "ár" to Húsnorsk "aą", and Old Norse initial /x/ to Húsnorsk /k/, the latter of which is extremely poorly understood as it's not known what caused it nor where it happens. | |||
The following are the reconstructed sound changes between Old West Norse and Húsnorsk. (IRL note - Do note these are prone to change as I develop Húsnorsk more) | |||
/ar/ to /r̩/, the mechnism behind "ár" > "aą" is currently unknown, but it may have occurred out of analogy. | |||
/xʷ/ to /x/, the lost labialization affects the vowel, rounding or raising vowels. | |||
/r̩/ to /ɐ/ (see rule #1 for "ár") | |||
/Vl/ to /Vu̯/, but /Vl:/ to /Vu̯d/ (where /V/ is any vowel, /ul/ to /uː/) | |||
/mb, nd, ŋg/ to /m:, n:, g:/ | |||
/rn, rm/ to /tn, pm/ | |||
/v/ to /b/ before approximants (/f/ didn't exist in such positions) | |||
/l̩/ to /ul/, spelling doesn't change though | |||
coda geminates to /ʰC/ when voiceless, to a fricative when voiced, and nasals to /PN/ (/n:/ > /tn/) | |||
Diphthong flattening: /au, ɛu, eu, iu, øu, yu, ɔu, ou/ /ɔː, øː, øː, yː, yː, yː, oː, uː/ | |||
/fp, vb/ to /pː, bː/ | |||
/θ, ð/ to /t, d/ | |||
(genitive singular leveled to -s, words in -s now have a genitive in -ss) | |||
/sː/ to /ts/ when occupying coda only | |||
Word initial /x/ occasionaly strengthens to /k/ when not in a cluster (Unknown why this is inconsistent, though it seems to happen more, but not exclusively, before long vowels) | |||
/ɣ/ to /g/ | |||
/rː/ to /ʒ/ | |||
Devoicing of stops in contact with /s/ | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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